In Friday's league outing, the Weslaco East Wildcats (Weslaco, TX) basketball squad edged the host Harlingen South Hawks (Harlingen, TX), by a count of 39-37.

The Wildcats (16-7) will now prepare for their outing against Porter (Brownsville, TX). The Cowboys go into the 5A Region IV District 32 outing with a 4-10 record.

The Hawks now hold a 10-7 record. They play next when they host Veterans Memorial for a 5A Region IV District 32 outing on Tuesday, January 9. Harlingen South will clash with a Chargers squad coming off a 70-38 league win over Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch, TX). The Chargers record now stands at 14-4.